Soap shredder



G. E. BARNETT SOAP SHREDDER May 19, 1925.

Filed June 25, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -May 19, 1925.

. G. E. BARNETT SOAP SHREDDEB Filed June 25 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I ll/1 Patented May 19 UNITED s'rATes PATENT-OFFICE.

' gm! 01' SAM CITY,'U'1\AH I soar man.

I To whoni't mwy concern: "Be it known that Gmrrrrn E. Banmrrr, a

citizen of the United States of 'America,

residing at Salt Lake Cit in the county of the shred ing's'urface of the cone and hence shred the soap into particles.

' Shredders of this character have heretofore been produced and, therefore, there is no claim made for the'broad idea. However, in the device as heretofore used, the soap particles clog between the shredding cone andthe casin thereby preventing the cone from being eely'rotated, especially.

26 The. present'invention aims, as another 'pur' ose, to prevent binding between the wall of t 'e casin and the revoluble shredding cone, not on y preventing binding at this point but also preventing the soap from clogging around-"a short shaft with which the shredding cone rotates. It is true that soap in a-sense is of a lubricating character but where it is being constantly fed into a shredder wherein there is a space between the cone and the wall of the casing, the soap is 'very apt to pack between these parts and somewhat retard the action of theshredding cone. '1 Still another purpose is to provide means: consisting of interengaging shoulders to re lieve this binding, in conjunction with means for retaining the shoulders in engagement and yet permit the shredding cone to freely rotate.

It is to understood that the particulars herein given are in no way limitative and" that, while still keeping within the scope of the invention, any desired modifications of detail and-desired proportions may be made in the apparatus according to the Y circumstances. I The invention comprises further features.

I a and combinations of parts to be hereinafter where it is being operated by manual power.

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shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the'dr'awings: Y Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved soap shredding machine constructed in accordance with the invention.

' Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is across sectional view on line 33 of Figure 1..-

Fi whic rotates with' the shreddingcone.

Referrin .to the drawings, 1 designates a bracket which has a bearing 2 for a short re 4 is a detail view of the short shaft shaft 3 which also has a bearing in the smaller end of'a conical casing 4. This casing is also secured at 5 to the bracket which at its lower end has anabutment 6. An opposing abutment 7 is carried the terminal of the bracket and between w ich abutments 6 and7 the-top of a table 8 may be inter osed,

there'being a clamping screw 9 inclu ing a swiveled foot 10 for holding the abutment 6 against the top of the table.

Mounted in the casing 4 is a shredding done .11 provided with struck-up triangular soap shredding points 12. These points extend'outwardly of the shredding cone and thereby cause a plurality of openings 13 to be formedin the wall of the shredding cone and through which the shredded soap may pass. Rising from the casing 4 isa hopper 14 through which a bar of soapmay pass so as to contact with the shreddin points12.

The shredding oints 12 exten along the wall of the shred ing cone a distance equal a to thewidth of the hopper, whereas the reof the shredding cone and the casin and ;reaching the short shaft with whic' the cone rotates, the cone is rovided with a shoulder 15 to contact wit on the inner surface of the casing 4. The interengaging shoulders are V-shaped, as shown, to prevent the sea from feeding or working back toward the s ort shaft and behind the 'rotatin cone.

' In order to re eve the strain on the shortshaft in case a small quanti of soap does feedflbetween the surfaces 0 the cone and the casing and to, retain the shoulders in ena shoulder 16 standing is claimed is: 1

1. A soap shredder including a casing of tending conical contour and provide with a soap reterminalsof the shredding ceiving hopper, a support therefor, a shred preventing I at its tact-ing with the sur'fa'cepf the casing at a ent, arin 17 is threaded nd ii f the casi ig. This ring cone and acts to gement. Theshort shaft has countersunk in the end wall of the shredding cone, there being a rectangular enlargement 19 adjacent the head to fit "a corresponding opening in the end wall of cone to cause the cone to rotate with flat portion 20. A crank handle 21 comprising the crank arm 22 and the handle, 23 is provided. The crank arm has anopenconical;

to the larger provided with a soap receiving hopper, a overlies the shredding cone having margin of the lar er end of the shredding ranged thereon a i eep the shoulders in enequal to the length shreddin a head 18.which is ing and aving a relatively close fit with the smooth inner surface of the casing, means mounted in bearings of one end 01 the casing and connected to the shredding 4 ing the same.

contour and provided with a soap ing 24 providedwith a flat ontion to en receiving hopper, a support therefor, a

go the outer end of the s there being a cotter pin 25 casing secured on the shaft in any-suitable manner, as shown. V v

It will be noted, that the opposite end portions of the shredding cone are smooth and extend a distance radially beyond the terminals of the shredding points, thereby preventing the points from"engag1ng with the inner surface of the casing at points y be 0nd the opposite sides of the hopper.

operation, a bar of soap is fed aft, whereby, shredding cone having smooth surfaces at t e shaft and the handle mayrotate as one, its ends to engage corres to retain the of the casing, said shred crank arm in engagement with the shaft. struck-up shredding points between the The shaft is held in its hearings in the upsmooth bracket and the smaller end of the tance eq y means of a collar 26 which is smooth nding surfaces mg cone having surfaces and being formed a dissurfaces of the shredding cone ex tending radiallyxa distance flush with -th\ terminals ,of the shredding points, there by preventing the shredding ints fron. contacting with the'lsurface o the casing at points beyond op osite sides of the hopper, means operative y mounted in the casmg and connected to the shredding cone for rotatin the latter, and means to prevent partic the smaller through .the' hopper 14 until it contacts with a the same. .4. A soap shredder including a casing of handle is rotated. Pressure" is a plied to conical contour and provided with'a soap rethe shredding surface of the cone, then the the barof soap and as the shred revolves, the soap is shredded into mg cone ceiving hop r,

small v ding cone a support therefor, a shred aving smooth surfaces at its articles which feed through the openings ends 'to-"engage corresponding surfaces of in the shredding cone, and since the sh -the casing, said shredding cone. having der is of conical shape, the particles of soap' struck-up shredding points between the will feed from-the larger end-of the cone.

The invention having been set forth, what ding cone having smoothv surfaces ends to en a e corres ndin surfaces of points beyond opposite si g s aid shre diiing conej having ashaft mounted in the struck-up shredding points between the casing and in the sup formed a disrigid connection with t 'econe with which tanceequal to. the length of ,the hopper, the latter rotates cone "with the shaft 1? the casing,

smooth surfaces and being the smooth surfaces of'the shredding extending radially a distance flush with the terminals of the shredding points, thereby fding cone, and means to prevent particles preventing the shredding points from co tacting with the surface of the casing at ing and connected to the shredding cone for rotating the latter.

. 2.jA soap shredder comprising a casing-'- smooth smooth surfaces and being formed a dis, tance equal to the length of the hopper, the

re flush with the oints, thereby the shredding points from conradially a distan {of soap from feeding between the surfaces soap from feeding to v ual to the length of the hopper, thees of soap from feeding. toward end of the cone and binding surfaces of the-shredding cone .ex--

the cone for rotating the latter, and means to the prevent particles of short shaft, the outer end of which has a ward the smaller end of the cone and bind-.

3. A soap shredder including a casing of v of the cone and the casing coward the shaft,

thereby preventing bindmg of the engag parts.

n testimony. whereof he aflixes his signature.

1 GRIFFITH E. BARNETT. 

